A MAN and woman have been locked up for almost 30 years combined after a man was lured to an address and sexually abused, a court heard. 

A man in his 30s was beaten with a stool, kicked and forced to drink cleaning fluid during a violent attack lasting hours.

Two men forced him to hand over his phone, wallet, bank cards and pin numbers at a property on Thrush Walk in Waterlooville.

A jury heard how the victim was then blindfolded, put into the back of a vehicle and driven around before being dumped at the side of a road.

When he recognised where he was he ran home and called police.

Sean David Perry, 37, of St Mary’s Road, Southampton, and Caprice Martine Buddle, 25, of Brook Close, Swanmore, appeared at Portsmouth Crown Court on Friday, November 4 for sentencing.

Perry was sentenced to 17 years in prison for conspiracy to rob, false imprisonment, conspiracy to commit fraud, assault by penetration and causing actual bodily harm.

Buddle was jailed for ten years for conspiracy to rob, false imprisonment, conspiracy to commit fraud and possession of a Class A drug.

Perry pleaded guilty to the charges against him on the first day of his trial, while Buddle was found guilty by a jury in May.

The court heard how their victim had started talking to Buddle online in the spring of 2019. He even met her in person a number of times.

Following the attack in May, police tracked Buddle to a Havant address.

Perry was arrested several days later and an investigation involving DNA, CCTV, phone and bank card analysis, leading to the pair being charged.

A 26-year-old man from London, 38-year-old man from Fareham and 27-year-old man from Winchester were also arrested in connection with the attack but released facing no further action.

Detective Constable Emily Dummer, of the Hampshire police Eastern Operation Amberstone team, said: “The victim, in this case, was subjected to a harrowing and traumatic ordeal which lasted over several hours. While nothing will ever be able to take that away, I am pleased that Perry and Buddle will now face the consequences of their despicable actions and spend a significant amount of time in prison for what they have done.

“I would like to commend the victim’s incredible courage throughout the investigation and court process, without which we would not have been able to secure this outcome. As a result of his bravery, Perry and Buddle are now in a place where they will not be able to inflict such horrific abuse to anyone else.

“We hope that this sentence sends a strong message to the public that we will do all in our power to protect and support victims of abuse, while relentlessly pursuing offenders.”